Create a journal with patchwork art quilt covers combining altered paper, transparencies and hand-painted cloths. Learn how to doodle on fabric, apply graffiti heat transfers, layer fabric with hand painted transparencies and colored-dyed images. Learn to adorn fabric collage patches with my version funky “freestyle” stitching techniques. Binding in hand painted signatures with freeform macramé, crochet and beads finishes off the book. No sewing experience required.
Supply list: • Favorite heavy bodied, fluid and ink acrylic colors • ½ yd muslin, Kona cotton in cream/white • ½ yd. Therm O Web Heat ‘n Bond Lite • Black and white Xeroxes of images and writing • Black chisel tip sharpie • 2” flat brush (hardware store brushes) • various size flat paint brushes • Plastic paint scrapper • 2-1” foam brushes • 2 water containers • Brayer • 15- 2-ply white paper towels • Uunmounted stamps • Painting smock • Collage ephemera - Fabric & paper scraps • Ribbons, embroidery floss, fiber to crochet • Beads and embellishments • Awl • Book binding/paper needle, sewing needle • 2 tapestry needles • Waxed linen • Metal ruler • 2 binder clips • Scissors • Bone folder • Iron
Optional supplies: • Size Q plastic crochet hook • Fiber/yarn • Sewing machine (there will be two machines to share, but if you want to do a lot of sewing I suggest bringing your own machine) • Cotton & silk thread for sewing machine
Materials fee includes: Collage Unleashed aRt! kit of papers/fabrics, collage images on fabric, iron-on transfers, transparencies, watercolor paints, glitter, mark making tools, unmounted stamps and stencils, Collage Unleashed inspiration guide.
